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mehr

pron · /meːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German mēre, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). See English more for more.

Translation

  1. something more

    sich für mehr halten

    to think that one is something more

    Mehr will er nicht bezahlen.

    He doesn't want to pay more.

    Er sieht mehr als ich.

    He sees more than I.

mehr

det · /meːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German mēre, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). See English more for more.

Translation

  1. comparative degree of viel; more comparative, form-of

    Willst du mehr Essen?

    Do you want more food?

    mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg

    with a greater or lesser degree of success

    Ich habe mehr Haare als du.

    I have more hair than you.

    zwei Kilo mehr

    two more kilos

mehr

adv · /meːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German mēre, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). See English more for more.

Translation

  1. more

    immer mehr

    more and more

  2. no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore with-negation

    Er ist kein Kind mehr

    He is no longer a child.

    Ich mag dich nicht mehr.

    I don't like you anymore.

    nicht mehr lange

    not much longer

    nichts mehr

    nothing more, nothing left

    nie mehr

    never again

Mehr

noun ·
Etymology

Substantive form of German mehr (“more”).

Translation

  1. increase, excess neuter, no-plural, strong

    ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ...

    an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...

  2. growth source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. increase ; surplus; growth; majority source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  4. majority, more than half (50%) of some group neuter, no-plural, strong

    Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Mehr
Accusative Mehr
Dative Mehr
Genitive Mehrs